What Tennessee governor and others are saying about Texas …
Jan 29, 2024 · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and several state lawmakers shared support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday, after Abbot accused the Biden administration of breaking the compact with states.
Why Texas border is getting influx of Tennessee National Guard …
Mar 4, 2024 · The move comes as more Republican governors in the United States take a stance with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in hopes of stopping immigrants from crossing the border between the two countries.
Greg Abbott - Wikipedia
A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States. Abbott was the third Republican to serve as attorney general of Texas since the Reconstruction era.
Tennessee deploys National Guard to Texas amid political border …
Mar 3, 2024 · Gov. Bill Lee and first lady Maria Lee met with deploying National Guard members in Millington, Tennessee on Saturday, weeks after the governor traveled to the border and pledged to support Texas...
Tennessee governor backs Texas border restrictions despite
Jan 25, 2024 · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pushed back against federal lawmakers and added more wire to the border fence. He posted X Tuesday saying, "The Texas National Guard continues to hold the line."
Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott
Oct 7, 2024 · Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas emergency response and recovery resources to Florida and Tennessee, following requests from the Florida Division of Emergency Management ahead of Hurricane Milton and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency for …
Tennessee officials share comments on Texas border crisis - WBBJ-TV
Jan 26, 2024 · JACKSON, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, along with 24 other governors, have gathered to show their support with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as the immigration crisis along the southern border...
Gov. Lee Visits U.S. Southern Border: “America is in desperate need …
Feb 4, 2024 · Gov. Lee joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and 12 fellow governors to discuss how states can restore security amid the federal government’s failed leadership. Additionally, Gov. Lee today committed to deploying two additional waves of Tennessee National Guard troops to support Texas’ ongoing efforts to improve border security.
Abbott And 13 GOP Governors Say States Have The Right To Self …
Feb 5, 2024 · Thirteen Republican Governors, Including Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott In Eagle Pass, Texas, Sunday To Pledge Their Commitment To Border Security And States’ Constitutional Rights To Self-Defense.
Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott
Dec 7, 2021 · Governor Greg Abbott today thanked Tennessee Governor Bill Lee following Governor Lee's announcement that the Tennessee Guard will deploy an additional 50 members to the Texas-Mexico border in early 2022.